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Ind. Code § 35-38-1-21 — Home detention; petition and hearing
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 1: Entry of Judgment and Sentencing, Indiana Code.
Full text of Ind. Code § 35-38-1-21
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Indiana.
Sec. 21. (a) A court that receives a petition from the department of correction under IC 35-38-3-5 may, after notice to the prosecuting attorney of the judicial circuit in which the defendant's case originated, hold a hearing for the purpose of determining whether the offender named in the petition may be placed in home detention under IC 35-38-2.5 instead of commitment to the department of correction for the remainder of the offender's minimum sentence. (b) Notwithstanding IC 35-35-3-3 (e), and after a hearing held under this section, a sentencing court may order the offender named in the petition filed under IC 35-38-3-5 to be placed in home detention under IC 35-38-2.5 instead of commitment to the department of correction for the remainder of the offender's minimum sentence.
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